Studies of the Structure of the Nucleon

美国国家科学基金会对罗格斯大学中能核物理小组的资助将使对核子结构的研究成为可能。我们将在费米实验室国家加速器设施（FNAL）上研究原子核的中微子散射。我们还将利用FNAL的SEAQUEST实验研究核子内的夸克分布。我们将使用升级后的12gev电子束在杰斐逊实验室参加几个即将进行的实验。最后，我们正在准备一个从质子散射μ子和电子的实验（瑞士Paul Scherrer研究所的MUSE实验），以研究质子半径，这个问题近年来一直困扰着科学家，因为不同的技术结果不一致。除了科学上的影响，这项工作将有助于培养本科生和研究生以及博士后研究人员的科学研究方法。基础研究方面的培训为物理学内外的职业生涯提供了坚实的基础。我们的学生和博士后已经成功地在医学物理、国土安全、金融等领域从事各种职业，并继续从事基础研究。

The National Science Foundation grant to the Rutgers University Intermediate Energy Nuclear Physics group will enable studies of the structure of the nucleon. We will study neutrino scattering from nuclei at the Fermilab National Accelerator Facility (FNAL). We will also investigate quark distributions within the nucleon with the SEAQUEST experiment at FNAL. We will participate in several upcoming experiments at Jefferson Lab with the upgraded 12 GeV electron beam. Finally we are preparing for an experiment to scatter muons and electrons from the proton (MUSE experiment at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland) in order to investigate the proton radius, which has puzzled scientists in recent years because of inconsistent results with different techniques.Besides the scientific impact, this work will serve to train both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as post-doctoral researchers, in the methods of scientific research. This training in fundamental research provides a strong basis for careers in and outside of physics. Our students and post-docs have successfully moved to varied careers in medical physics, homeland security, and finance, as well as continuing in fundamental research.